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Phoenix Children’s Hospital in Phoenix is slated to open a new multispecialty clinic in Glendale, Ariz., by the end of the year and a new hospital in Glendale in 2024, according to the website yourvalley.net . The two-story, 45,000-square-foot multispecialty clinic on the Glendale campus will house orthopedics, neurology, cardiology, and oncology services. The three-story, 180,000-square-foot hospital will have 24 inpatient beds, six operating rooms, two minor procedure rooms, and 30 emergency bays/trauma rooms. Space for an additional 24 inpatient beds will also be available. The project team includes Kitchell Construction Inc. (construction; Phoenix). The post Phoenix Children’s Hospital To Add Multispecialty Clinic And Hospital In Arizona first appeared on HCD Magazine .

Megan McNally, CHID, CID, EDAC, IIDA, NCIDQ, associate director of interior design, Ryan A+E Inc. (subsidiary of Ryan Companies US Inc.; Minneapolis) After establishing Ryan A+E Inc.’s healthcare interiors practice in 2019, Megan McNally was promoted to associate director of interior design at the firm just two years later. In her current role, she leads interior teams across the country on a range of inpatient, outpatient, and residential care environments—collaborating on more than 60 projects in 2022 alone. Throughout her work, she strives to deliver design solutions that embody the local community and mission of the health system, promote autonomy and opportunities for education and wellness, support staff retention, and address the cultural and physical needs of individuals. She brings specialized knowledge and understands project complexities as they relate to building layout, lighting, furniture and materials selection, acoustics, and safety. For example, for a dementia-f

Hospitals in Florida are taking measures to protect their facilities as Hurricane Idalia makes landfall in Florida today. Specifically, Tampa General Hospital , the region’s only Level 1 trauma center, barricaded its campus in Tampa, Fla., with an aqua fence, according to website baynews9.com . In Bradenton, Fla., Manatee Memorial Hospital protected its acute care campus with a flood barrier, reported independent.co.uk Tampa General Hospital’s aqua fence barrier stretches around the hospital and can prevent flooding and storm damage from the Category 3 storm. The water-impermeable barrier can handle a surge up to 15 feet above sea level. Manatee Memorial Hospital’s flood barrier was installed by the Florida National Guard as an alternative to sandbags. The system consists of elongated flexible tubes, which can be quickly stacked, joined end to end, and filled with water to form a pyramid-shaped barrier.   The post Tampa General, Manatee Memorial Hospitals Barricade Campuses Amid

Over the last 30 years since Mass General Brigham (MGB) was established, many of the health system’s ambulatory facilities have been operated as outpatient departments of academic medical centers. Over time, however, surveys revealed that patients were looking for more convenient, comprehensive, community-based healthcare options beyond the hospital setting. “To deliver on the promise of lower cost care closer to home for our patients, we decided to launch a new entity to operate freestanding clinics and ambulatory surgery centers throughout the community,” says Lindsay Gainer, enterprise vice president of community operations at MGB (Boston). This new concept, called Integrated Care (iCare), reimagines the patient and provider experience by creating a more streamlined model of relationship-based care than the standard hospital model. A traditional clinic design separates medical services into distinct departments and reserves exam rooms for certain specialties; the iCare model hol

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital in Cincinnati unveiled the William K. Schubert, M.D., Mental Health Center in Cincinnati’s College Hill neighborhood. The new project replaces an adjacent aging facility, which is slated for demolition, according to the website wvxu.org . The inpatient mental health center houses 83 private patient rooms, a family resource center, education center, and therapeutic treatment space. The $108 million project is expected to begin accepting patients in October. The post Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Opens William K. Schubert, M.D., Mental Health Center In Ohio first appeared on HCD Magazine .

Haewon Kim-LaBroad, architect, AIA, ACHA, NCARB, LEED BD+C, principal, director of clinical planning, Hoefer Welker (Dallas) Haewon Kim-LaBroad has focused her 25-plus-year career on delivering healthcare solutions across the globe, from a multimillion-square-foot medical city in Saudi Arabia to a proton center to a replacement facility for an academic medical center. More recently, she helped guide a multidisciplinary hospital expansion at UT Southwestern Medical Center – William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital in Dallas to create a new home for the Peter O’Donnell Jr. Brain Institute, consolidating acute inpatient care services for neurology, spine, and behavioral health into one location. Throughout her work, Kim-LaBroad focuses on working with clients to identify challenges and needs to deliver facilities that have a positive impact on the health and well-being of patients and families. She utilizes the power of collaboration with stakeholders and diverse user groups to de

Since 2010, America’s rural communities have been facing a rapidly growing crisis of disparity in access to healthcare. Rural hospitals across the nation are closing their doors at a faster rate than ever seen before. This is creating ripple effects throughout the communities they once served and crippling access to emergency care, negatively impacting prospective economic development, and leaving a dwindling population in its wake. According to the National Rural Health Association ’s July 2023 article, “Rural Emergency Hospital Model Summary,” more than 135 rural hospitals have closed since 2010 and more than 450 are identified as vulnerable to closure. The American Hospital Association ’s 2022 report Rural Hospital Closures Threaten Access outlines the issues contributing to closure including low reimbursement, staffing shortages, low patient volume, and regulatory barriers. To amplify these issues further, in 2016, Medicare underpayments increased beyond 40 percent, resulting

Southwest Healthcare Inland Valley Hospital in Wildomar, Calif., topped out its new seven-story patient tower. The 290,000-square-foot project will house 102 patient beds and offer a range of services, including minimally invasive procedures and advanced therapies. The project team includes HOK (architect; Los Angeles) and DPR (general contractor; Redwood City, Calif.). The post Southwest Healthcare Inland Valley Hospital Project Hits Milestone first appeared on HCD Magazine .

Main Line Health ’s (Media, Pa.) Riddle Hospital in Malvern, Pa., opened a new patient pavilion. The project includes a new main entry, 68 acuity-adaptable patient beds, upgraded surgical suite for inpatient and outpatient procedures, 10 operating rooms (ORs), three procedure rooms, and a women’s center with 17 postpartum care spaces, four labor and delivery suites, as well as eight NICUs. The Main Line Health Riddle Hospital Pavilion offers orthopedic, maternity, radiology, pharmacy, and cardiovascular care services. For more on Main Line Health’s Riddle Hospital, go here . The post Main Line Health Riddle Hospital Pavilion Opens In Pennsylvania first appeared on HCD Magazine .

On the recommendation of a board member, I recently read “Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow .” Written by Yuval Noah Harari, it explores the future of humankind and the possible trajectories of human evolution in the 21st century. It’s a fascinating read, filled with predictions that will stimulate your own thoughts about their impact on our healthcare system and, in turn, on our industry. Published in 2015, it’s especially interesting to read it through our 2023 lens, as we are already seeing glimmers of some of the advances the author foresees. The premise of “Homo Deus” is that with the advancements in science, technology, and artificial intelligence (AI), humans will gain increasing control over their biological and cognitive processes. As such, we’ll strive to overcome the limitations of mortality, suffering, and ignorance. We will transition, Harari argues, from being Homo sapiens (“wise humans”) to a new species called Homo Deus (“god-like humans”). Though the concept o

Freeman Health System (Pittsburg, Kan.) is planning a new hospital in Pittsburg, according to the website fourstateshomepage.com . The $168 million, 170,000-square-foot facility will house 50 beds, an emergency department (ED) and intensive care unit (ICU). Services will include cardiology, maternity, pediatrics, outpatient/inpatient surgery (including robotic procedures), as well as medical and radiation oncology. Freeman currently has hospitals in Joplin, Kan., and Neosho, Kan. The post Freeman Health System To Expand Footprint first appeared on HCD Magazine .

New healthcare building products From wall systems, acoustic panels, and sound-reducing drywall to a variety of door systems, vendors and manufacturers are introducing a range of building products to support healthcare design environments. Above, click through a slideshow of some of the latest building products introduced into the healthcare design market Visit  Healthcare Design’s   Products  page for more healthcare-specific design products including artwork and wayfinding.   The post 16 New Healthcare Building Products first appeared on HCD Magazine .

Central to a master plan to transform The MetroHealth System ’s main campus in Cleveland, the 800,000-square-foot Glick Center opened in November 2022 as a catalyst to bring hope and healing to the city’s diverse and economically challenged West Side. (For more on the project, read this HCD magazine feature .) The project was submitted to the Design Showcase by HGA (Milwaukee). And while it’s primed to deliver care efficiently today, it’s ready for the future thanks to a “process-neutral” platform that answers a call to achieve limitless flexibility to adapt to change in both technology and care delivery. To that end, the building design leverages modular and open floor plans, movable walls, prefabricated components, and demountable systems that allow rooms and spaces to be quickly reconfigured. Service platforms are universal to permit easy flexing between service lines, as needed. Meanwhile, the master plan further establishes the $608 million project as a “hospital in a park

Wellmore Behavioral Health’s Urgent Crisis Center opened in Waterbury, Conn., according to the website wfsb.com . The walk-in facility offers crisis stabilization, comprehensive mental health assessments, short-term medication, collaborative safety planning, and support services for youth aged 4-18 years old. It is one of four urgent crisis centers in the state; the other three are in Hartford, Conn., New Haven, Conn., and New London, Conn. The post Wellmore Behavioral Health’s Urgent Crisis Center Opens In Connecticut first appeared on HCD Magazine .

As nightfall comes a little bit earlier each day, the air feels a touch cooler each morning, and the start of school creeps closer and closer, I’m finding myself already mourning the loss of summer—at least on a personal level. Professionally, however, I am all in on fall. We here at Healthcare Design are in the thick of planning as we prepare for the 2023 Healthcare Design Conference + Expo taking place Nov. 4-7 in New Orleans. And I’m excited to give you a taste of what we have planned here in our preview issue. Inside the September issue of Healthcare Design , you’ll find a quick roundup of details to get you started plotting out how you’ll spend your time in The Big Easy. Next, I encourage you to head to hcdexpo.com to dive into all the specifics. We pride ourselves on creating an event that meets all your needs in one place—from networking to exploring new design products to fulfilling your ongoing education requirements. And, yes, I realize I can’t exactly be considered obje

The Nappi Wellness Institute has opened on the SUNY Upstate University Hospital campus in Syracuse, N.Y. The 200,000-square-foot, WELL-certified outpatient facility offers family medicine, pediatric care, behavioral health, endocrinology, osteoporosis, and lab and radiology services. The five-story institute houses more than 240 exam and consultation rooms, a retail pharmacy, geriatrics unit, the Center for International Health, Inclusive Health Services, and the Joslin Diabetes Center. The institute is also seeking LEED Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council . The project team includes design firm Stantec (New York). The post SUNY Upstate University Hospital Opens Nappi Wellness Institute In New York first appeared on HCD Magazine .

AHN Wexford Hospital is an addition to Allegheny Health Network’s existing campus in Wexford, Pa., a suburb of Pittsburgh. The provider sought to bring care closer to home for its patients, siting the 340,000-square-foot project adjacent to the Wexford Health + Wellness Pavilion . The project creates a medical campus that expands the continuum of care with a full spectrum of services. Submitted to the Design Showcase by HKS Inc. (Washington, D.C.), the project, completed in June 2021, also presented an opportunity to focus on patient experience and efficient operations. Design decisions are based on achieving results that reduce wait times, staff fatigue and turnover, medical errors, operating costs, and energy consumption. The $191 million project (which includes a new central plant) also required the team to configure the building to establish a new main entry to the campus for enhanced visibility and branding. Tight setbacks as well as height restrictions for the site resulted

Akron Children’s Hospital in Akron, Ohio, opened the Akron Behavioral Health Center, a stand-alone facility dedicated to pediatric behavioral health in Mansfield, Ohio, according to richlandsource.com . Situated adjacent to Akron Children’s Health Center, the project comprises a range of services including outpatient therapy, medical management, and a partial-hospitalization program for youth aged 12-18 years. The center houses nine interview rooms and a triage room. The post Akron Children’s Hospital Opens Pediatric Behavioral Health Center In Ohio first appeared on HCD Magazine .

Nemours Children’s Health in Jacksonville, Fla., in partnership with Wolfson Children’s Hospital (Jackson), has completed The Players Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders (the facility is named for a donation from the annual golf tournament on the PGA Tour). Located on the fifth floor of Nemours Children’s Health, the 12,000-square-foot center includes specialized and comprehensive pediatric hematology and oncology care services. Specifically, the project houses private treatment, exam, and consultation rooms, including separate exam rooms for immunocompromised patients. Dedicated laboratory space has a pneumatic tube station that connects to Nemours Children’s main laboratory to make the testing process more efficient. The Eckstein Family Infusion Suite, which is a service of Wolfson Children’s Hospital, features five open infusion bays and three private isolation rooms for immunocompromised patients. The suite also features semi-private infusion bays. Gresham Smith (Nashville

The National University Health System (NUHS; Singapore) and Alexandra Hospital (Singapore) opened the Healthy Longevity Clinic at Alexandra Hospital. Using biomarkers of aging that are specific to the Singapore population, the clinic will leverage research from the Centre for Healthy Longevity (Singapore) and offers geroscience, healthy longevity medicine, and precision medicine services. The clinic aims to delay biological aging, optimizing functionality and resilience, and increasing health span through evidence-based diagnosis and intervention. The post National University Health System, Alexandra Hospital Open Healthy Longevity Clinic In Singapore first appeared on HCD Magazine .

Nonprofit health system ProMedica (Toledo, Ohio) is planning to renovate and expand ProMedica Monroe Regional Hospital in Monroe, Mich. The project, called “The Cornerstone Project,” will add a new patient tower with private patient rooms at the hospital’s current site, according to the website monroenews.com . Plans also include renovating the hospital’s existing 130 inpatient rooms, modernizing the emergency department, adding clinic and office space, and updating the hospital infrastructure. The hospital had considered building a new hospital in Frenchtown Township, Mich., according to the website wtol.com . According to a statement from ProMedica, community members said they wanted their hospital to stay in the city of Monroe and the project’s top priority of new inpatient rooms can be accomplished by building a new replacement bed tower onto the existing campus. The post ProMedica Monroe Regional Hospital Plans To Renovate, Expand In Michigan first appeared on HCD Magazine

The D’Youville University Health Professions Hub in Buffalo, N.Y., was inspired by its challenging local landscape. For example, the city’s West Side neighborhood faces limited healthcare access, prevalent poverty, and food insecurity, while the greater region anticipates a critical shortage of healthcare professionals by 2024. The project’s intent is to turn those obstacles into opportunities. Completed in August 2021, the Health Professions Hub serves as a community-focused center housing learning spaces, workforce development, virtual training courses, clinic with primary care, rehabilitation medicine, pharmacy, and more. It both improves community access to care as well as to education in medical fields. The $27 million project was submitted to the Design Showcase by CannonDesign (Buffalo). The design of its 59,000 square feet was informed by extensive public and stakeholder engagement exercises and offers diverse spaces that support education, collaboration, and socializati

Coast Plaza Hospital in Norwalk, Calif., opened an inpatient behavioral health unit for Medi-Cal eligible patients in Los Angeles. The unit houses 37 adult inpatient beds, a dining room, and therapeutic activity space. Services include general acute care, acute psychiatric inpatient care, and an intensive outpatient psychiatric program. The post Coast Plaza Hospital Opens Inpatient Behavioral Health Unit In Los Angeles first appeared on HCD Magazine .

A severe burn injury is traumatic for anyone. But for a 4-year-old having to submit to weekly hospital visits for hands-on treatment of that burn, the aftermath can be particularly stressful. When Children’s Mercy Kansas City in Kansas City, Mo., decided to relocate its burn clinic to accommodate a pediatric intensive care unit expansion at the hospital a couple of years ago, the clinic staff saw an opportunity to do something special to address this difficult reality. And the idea for an immersive, positive-distraction experience officially took flight. Designing an immersive, multimedia experience “Our previous burn space was a good-sized space, and it had all the equipment and resources to provide excellent burn care,” says Daniel Marx, nurse manager for the Burn Specialty Team and Burn Clinic at Children’s Mercy. But the clinicians wanted to do more with the new space, located in a different part of the same campus. They approached the design team with a stack of research on t

Trident Medical Center (Charleston, S.C.) submitted a certificate of need (CON) to the state of South Carolina for a new hospital in Johns Island, S.C., according to the website counton2.com . If approved, the hospital will include 40 medical/surgical stepdown beds, 10 intensive care unit (ICU) beds, 20 emergency department (ED) rooms, four operating rooms (ORs), and two endoscopy rooms. The third floor would be designed for a future labor and delivery unit and nursery. The post Trident Medical Center Submits CON For $277M Hospital In South Carolina first appeared on HCD Magazine .

Healthcare design, consulting, and technology firm Array Architects (Conshohocken, Pa.) hired Maureen Carley-Vallejo as interior design director for its New York City studio. Carley-Vallejo has more than 30 years of experience in the industry. She was named Healthcare Design ’s HCD 10 Interior Designer in 2016. The post Array Architects Names New Interior Design Lead first appeared on HCD Magazine .

Saint Alphonsus Neuro, Surgical, Trauma ICU, Idaho Saint Alphonsus Health System, a healthcare provider in southern Idaho and eastern Oregon for more than 125 years, operates one of the region’s most state-of-the-art trauma centers. With advancements in neuroscience and technology, Saint Alphonsus recognized the need to evolve its neuro critical care offerings and bring these services to Idaho. The organization engaged multidisciplinary architecture, engineering, and interior design firm Cushing Terrell (Boise, Idaho) and general contractor Andersen Construction (Boise) to help them create the state’s first Neuro, Surgical, Trauma (NeST) Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at its Regional Medical Center in Boise. The project involved renovating the third floor of the medical center’s south tower, all done while the surrounding hospital services remained operational. The 38,500-square-foot NeST ICU has 18 fully equipped critical-care rooms and 17 variable acuity rooms. Rooms on the east en

Global architecture and design firm Perkins Eastman (New York) announced that Ray Brower has been named a principal in the firm’s healthcare practice. He will be based in Perkins Eastman’s Washington, D.C., studio. Brower brings more than 40 years of experience in strategic facility planning and project management, including projects for Brooklyn Hospital Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.,  MedStar Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C., and Children’s Cancer Hospital Egypt in Cairo, Egypt. The post Perkins Eastman Welcomes New Principal first appeared on HCD Magazine .

MD Anderson Cancer Center (Houston) is opening a new hospital at the University of Texas at Austin in Austin, Texas, according to the website houstonchronicle.com . The new hospital will house 156 inpatient beds and 250 outpatient exam rooms for breast cancer, lymphoma, and colorectal cancer treatment. As part of the $2.5 billion project, the university’s former basketball arena will be demolished in fall 2024 to make way for the new healthcare facility. Construction on the hospital is slated to begin in 2026. The post MD Anderson Cancer Center Plans New Hospital At University Of Texas At Austin first appeared on HCD Magazine .

Atlantic Health System (Morris Plains, N.J.) is progressing on the expansion and modernization of the Morristown Medical Center Sameth emergency department (ED). The project is expected to be completed in 2024. The new ED will have approximately 100 adult treatment rooms and bays and allow for the relocation of the adult behavioral health unit. A dedicated ambulance entrance for pediatric patients at Morristown’s  Gagnon Children’s Emergency Department , a new pediatric ambulance canopy and parking area, and separate pediatric exterior walk-in entry are also planned. The post Morristown Medical Center Sameth Emergency Department Project Progresses In New Jersey first appeared on HCD Magazine .

Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center, Ohio Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center (CCOC) in Akron, Ohio, set out to create a hospitality-driven destination for orthopedic, musculoskeletal, and reconstructive care. Guiding the way was a design mission to create an “oasis of calm” that reimagines the hospital environment through both hotel-like experiences and aesthetics. The 165,000-square-foot project, submitted to the Design Showcase by HGA (Milwaukee), leverages numerous connections to nature to blur the lines between inside and out while integrating a materials and finish palette that delivers luxury while still meeting rigorous inpatient design standards. Completed in November 2021, CCOC not only ups the ante on experience but does so within a highly efficient layout that reduced travel nurse time by 13 percent. Here, lead designers from HGA Jes Skaug, associate vice president and senior project designer, and Paul Widlarz, vice president and principal, share insight on some of the pr

Successful healthcare design projects deliver spaces that do some serious heavy lifting, from supporting efficient and effective care delivery to engaging patients and providing a positive experience to uplifting both the organization and the community it serves. Yet, despite the tall order, each year we see submissions to the Healthcare Design Showcase manage to do just that, and much more. We’re excited to share this, our 23rd year of the program that celebrates excellence in healthcare design. All submissions to the Design Showcase were reviewed by our jury of industry professionals including architects, interior designers, owners, and consultants. The submissions were judged based on achievements in the categories of Innovation, Aesthetics, Experience, and Operational Performance. The projects that received the highest scores in the first round of virtual jury review then advanced to the second round, a live, in-person judging event held in Omaha, Neb., this past spring. There,